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Re:Saddlebag debate, kgo. 10 Months, 4 Weeks ago

koolau wrote:
I'm currently on the hunt for some hard saddlebags for my baby. I have the stock leather bags, but think they are way too short and fat to suit my girl so they are sitting on a shelf.

I've looked around on the interwebs, but haven't found anything that jumps out at me and screams "Buy Me!!"

So, give me your $0.02 please.

Key things for me:

Look (I want them to flow with the bike's lines)

Price (I mean...c'mon, I have better things to do then spend $1500 on a pair of bags)

Durability/Ease of Use/Mounting

Thanks!
Street glide bags with Bad Dad brackets, that is the way I am going.

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2012/06/28 05:21

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2012/06/28 08:27

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2012/06/28 08:48

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2012/06/28 09:31

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2012/08/02 07:30

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2012/06/28 08:58

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2012/06/28 09:26

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2012/06/28 09:35

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